Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Ornithology of Hainan. 361 



Shanghai a number of theni, with many of JE. geoffroyi, were 

 hanging up in the market on tiie 18th of May, all in more or less 

 complete summer plumage. The Hainan and Shanghai birds 

 agree in proportions, and are evidently of the same species as 

 that figured by Middendorfi" from the Amoor. 



135. ^GiALiTis DEALBATus, Swinh., P.Z.S. 1870, p. 138. 

 The true Kentish Plover we did not obtain on the coast of 



Hainan, but the resident form of South China, which I have 

 lately separated. All the five specimens which I brought away 

 are of this pale-legged race. 



136. iEciALiTis iNTERMEDius (Meuetr.). 



We shot one little Sand-Plover in Hainan which agrees with 

 South-China and Indian specimens, and is of the same species 

 as the larger of the two European smaller Ringed Plovers. The 

 true yS. curonicus I have not met with in China. 



137. HoPLOPTERUS VENTRALis (Wagler) . 



On the 18th of March, at Lingshuy (S. E. Hainan), we were 

 riding along the bank of the little river that discharges into the 

 lagoon, on our way to the Hien city, when I noticed a Kite 

 pounce down on something on a little sandy island. The some- 

 thing attacked was a bird, which flew up with an angry cry, 

 and struck at the Kite with its wings. It looked like a small 

 Grey Harrier. I at once waded my pony across, and, dismount- 

 ing, made for the spot. The Kite's quarry turned out to be a 

 large Plover. Its mate was not far off, and, with the help of 

 my comrades, I secured the pair. I was delighted to find that 

 they were Hoplopteri, with long black crests, and a fine black 

 spur on each carpal joint. The iris was of a deep rich brown. 

 My specimens ( 6 and $ ) are of the same size and colour, and 

 do not differ from Indian examples. 



138. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.). 



We found large numbers of these in the Poochin river (N. W. 

 Hainan) on the 5th of March. They sat on the fishing-stakes, 

 and ranged themselves in rows on the ropes that ran from stake 

 to stake. The four specimens I brought away are all acquiring 

 the summer plumage. 



